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My men have become women, but the women men.

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I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
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Break Cheating Fear Men Place
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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Action Bold Men Moments Planning
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories
Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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History Imagination Movement War
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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